I’m at Box Park Wembley for the England game (reporting) and Barry from EastEndera is currently belting out a rendition of Something inside so strong. 💪🏴
Andrew Ellson
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Andrew Ellson
@andrewellson
Consumer Affairs Correspondent, The Times. Talents include sleeping, eating and making excuses
- I'm struggling to believe the intro I have just written to a story but it's true.. "Morrisons supermarket has turned off the beeps at its checkouts in a mark of respect to the Queen." 🤯
- Which property do you think pays the most council tax? A 3-bed semi in Hartlepool on sale for £107k Or A 10-bed townhouse on Berkeley Sq, Westminster worth £82.5m Against all logic, the answer is the Hartlepool semi at £1,565.81 vs £1,507.70
- Britain’s council tax system is so warped that this £28 million townhouse in Belgravia pays less than this £240k terrace in Rutland 😱
- Last year I exposed how Bloomsbury dropped Time to Think, a book that helped reveal the bad practices at the Tavistock Gender Identity Clinic Rather than admit it made a mistake, the publisher chose to fight me, launching one of the most extensive Ipso complaints ever made🧵
- A London Council that has spent £25m on climate initiatives and active travel and pays more than 40 staff in excess of £100k a year is now planning to dim its street lights to help close a huge budget shortfall
- So while Theresa May denies there is any recognised medical benefit from cannabis, her husband’s company invests tens of millions in medical marijuana. My exclusive today: thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/m…
- Reminder that in the five years since Grenfell, the chief executives of the four biggest building companies linked to the fire have collectively received £50 million in pay, bonuses, shares and dividends thetimes.co.uk/article/2a9b61…
- Replying to @andrewellsonToday I am pleased to report that the regulator has now dismissed every last one of Bloomsbury's complaints, saying my article did not breach its accuracy rules Its 3,000+ word ruling requires no changes to my article whatsoever:
- Replying to @andrewellsonAnyway, given the company clearly doesn't want anyone knowing what's been going on behind closed doors, it'd be shame if anyone else read the story!
- New survey suggests that 1.7 million households will stop paying their energy bills next month when the price cap rises — with more than half of those saying they have been inspired by @dontpayuk My story today: thetimes.co.uk/article/fcb782…
- Billy Caldwell was this evening rushed to hospital after suffering a life threatening seizure because the Home Office confiscated his cannabis oil medicine He hadn’t previously had a seizure in 250 days This is him tonight HM Government: SORT YOURSELF OUT
- Replying to @andrewellsonDefending this case has taken considerable time and effort and is part of the unseen work that journalists have to do all the time to stop big companies from silencing scrutiny
